Chicago Sky at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTaurasi scores 23, Cunningham records first career double-double as Mercury beat Sky 86-68
Brittney Griner added 18 points. Monique Billings, who signed a seven-day contract with Phoenix (15-13) earlier in the day, made 5 of 7 from the field and finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and two steals in 23 minutes.
Taurasi, on the fastbreak, hit a pull-up 3-pointer from behind the hash mark to make it 7-4 and the Mercury led the rest of the way. The six-time Olympic gold medalist hit three free throws to spark an 11-3 run that pushed the margin to 22-11 when Griner made a short jumper 6 minutes into the game. Taurasi hit a jumper to close the first quarter and make it 32-19.
Angel Reese scored 19 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds for Chicago (11-16). The No. 7 draft pick has grabbed double-digit rebounds in 20 consecutive games. After just 27 games, she is the fastest in league history to record 20 double-doubles, including each of the last four games. She also had 12 points and 11 rebounds in the WNBA All-Star Game.
Chennedy Carter added 16 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Sky. Kamilla Cardoso and Isabelle Harrison scored 12 points apiece.
Chicago shot 35.9% (28 of 78) from the field, went 0 for 14 from 3-point range and made just 12 of 21 from the free-throw line.
Phoenix won the first two games of the season series with the Sky — one game remains next month. Kahleah Copper scored 29 points as the Mercury beat Chicago 85-65 on Thursday, when the regular season resumed after a monthlong pause for the Paris Olympics. Phoenix lost to Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Friday, while Chicago bounced back with a 90-86 win Saturday over the Los Angeles Sparks.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 68 - 86 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 68 - 86 | |
4th 5.0 | Monique Billings offensive rebound | 68 - 86 | |
4th 8.0 | Natasha Mack misses 13-foot jumper | 68 - 86 | |
4th 21.1 | Natasha Mack offensive rebound | 68 - 86 |
Statistics
CHI | PHX | |
---|---|---|
28-78 | FG | 28-62 |
35.9 | Field Goal % | 45.2 |
0-14 | 3PT | 7-23 |
0.0 | Three Point % | 30.4 |
12-21 | FT | 23-31 |
57.1 | Free Throw % | 74.2 |
44 | Rebounds | 41 |
17 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
27 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
20 | Assists | 21 |
5 | Steals | 5 |
1 | Blocks | 4 |
9 | Turnovers | 10 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 6 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
38 | Points in Paint | 34 |
20 | Fouls | 19 |
2 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 14,267 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | - | 8 | L1 | 0.8 | 32 |
Connecticut | 4 | 12 | W1 | 0.7 | 28 |
Indiana | 12 | 20 | L1 | 0.5 | 20 |
Atlanta | 17 | 25 | W3 | 0.375 | 15 |
Washington | 18 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
Chicago | 19 | 27 | L5 | 0.325 | 13 |
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